On My Way
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: March 14, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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9
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8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
40
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiApr 30, 2014
Unfortunately, Deneuve’s performance is not enough to elevate On My Way from the dredges of narrative tedium. Bettie may have gotten her groove back, but, in the end, the price the audience pays isn’t worth it. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 24, 2014
Emmanuelle Bercot’s amusingly rambling drama hits the expected rest stops with a Gallic shrug and a lot of Gauloises. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 21, 2014
Director and co-writer Emmanuelle Bercot doesn’t go in for a lot of plot, and the film’s one-thing-after-another trajectory, at least for a while, is engagingly shaggy. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMar 20, 2014
It's the loosely connected encounters of the early sequences that are remarkable in their poignancy and humor. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMar 11, 2014
Deneuve suggests the self-absorption of the beautiful, coping with the petty insults of age, making Bettie a bundle of nerves wrestling with a complicated past and an increasingly frazzled present. See it for her performance, and a lovely slice of French scenery. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 13, 2014
Predictable as the adventure may be, the company — and the countryside — make it worthwhile. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMar 12, 2014
There are so many echoes of “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” that it starts to feel like a barely disguised sequel. But those reminders, and the rather trite journey-of-self plot, are just decoration. This tender film works to remind us of how much we still love Deneuve, and succeeds in scene after scene. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMar 19, 2014
Disappointingly tedious, On My Way is a contrived vehicle for Gallic icon Catherine Deneuve. At 70, she’s still the embodiment of placid ripeness we know and love, but the movie has little substance. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc MohanApr 10, 2014
There's nothing earth-shaking here, but a chance to see one of cinema's great movie stars in a tailor-made role that pleasantly subverts her icy image is always welcome. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 14, 2014
The living legend certainly deserves little blame for this misfire but she can't handle the heavy lifting required by a script and director that feel as unfocused as the film's protagonist for at least an hour. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 3, 2014
Some sections are better than others, but all of them benefit from the various ways the character and the actress illuminate each other. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMar 12, 2014
This isn’t the kind of movie that’s in a hurry to get anywhere in particular. Still, there’s no need for the journey to be quite so blah. Read full review
50
The DissolveDavid EhrlichMar 12, 2014
While her film abjectly fails in reconciling its modest ambitions with its ungainly story, Bercot was certainly right to trust that Deneuve’s compulsive watchability—and her palpable connection to the part—would be enough to anchor this otherwise weightless coming-of-old-age saga. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 13, 2014
Because Ms. Deneuve, 70, is in almost every scene, On My Way feels like Ms. Bercot’s loving character study of a star who has always stood above the fray, a symbol of resilient Gallic femininity. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichMar 11, 2014
Family members fight and reconcile over delicious-looking regional cuisine, new romantic possibilities present themselves, and Deneuve swans through all the heartstring-plucking silliness like the ethereal superstar she is. There are worse things in life. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonMar 11, 2014
Its realism is patient and inclusive. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryApr 3, 2014
Bercot’s sense of atmospherics is more successful than her editing and camera work. Some pieces of the plot seem like they would make a bigger impact with a bit more backstory... But these series of vignettes still leave an impression, thanks in no small part to Deneuve. Read full review
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